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Old man killed in road accident

2014-04-02 00:00:00

JESSORE, Apr 1 (BSS): A sexagenarian was killed in a road accident in Malonchi area on Jessore-Benapole Highway in Sadar upazila of Jessore district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Mozzamel Ali Morol, 60, of Dumdia village in Jessore...

0.34m tonnes Boro yield expected in Joypurhat

2014-04-02 00:00:00

JOYPURHAT, Apr 1 (BSS): Plantation of Boro seedlings has been completed aimed to produce 0.34 million tonnes of rice in the current robi season in the district. A total of 71,315 hectares of land have been brought under the Boro...

Auto-rickshaw driver killed in mass beating

2014-04-02 00:00:00

Our Correspondent RAJSHAHI, Apr 1: An auto-rickshaw driver was beaten to death at Ranibazaar Madrassa area of the city on Monday noon. The victim has been identified as Sweet Hossain (22), son of Jalal Uddin of Chowddopai area of Motihar...

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2014-04-02 00:00:00

Youth's body found in Chuadanga Police recovered hanging body of an unidentified young man from a mango orchard in Chuadanga Tuesday morning. Locals said they spotted the body of the young man, aged around 25, hanging from a tree in...

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2014-04-02 00:00:00

One dead in gun attack on Thai protesters

2014-04-02 00:00:00

BANGKOK, April 1 (AFP): A Thai anti-government protester was shot dead and several others wounded Tuesday when their vehicle came under attack, officials said, reigniting tensions in Bangkok after weeks of relative calm. The victims, supporters of a militant faction...

One dead in gun attack on Thai protesters

2014-04-02 00:00:00

BANGKOK, April 1 (AFP): A Thai anti-government protester was shot dead and several others wounded Tuesday when their vehicle came under attack, officials said, reigniting tensions in Bangkok after weeks of relative calm. The victims, supporters of a militant faction...

US ambassador to India quits after rift

2014-04-02 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, April 1 (AFP): The US ambassador to India resigned Monday in the wake of a bitter rift between the usually friendly countries following a diplomat's arrest in New York. The announcement by Nancy Powell, a veteran diplomat with extensive...

Turkey\\\'s opposition to contest Ankara local poll result

2014-04-02 00:00:00

ANKARA, April 1 (AFP): Turkey's secular main opposition party said Tuesday it would contest a narrow poll win in Ankara mayoral elections claimed by the Islamic-rooted party of Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan, citing "irregularities". The Turkish capital was a key...

New French PM forms government as mammoth challenges await

2014-04-02 00:00:00

PARIS, April 1 (AFP): France's new Prime Minister Manuel Valls faced a delicate balancing act Tuesday as he set about forming a new government tasked with reviving the economy and reining in public finances. President Francois Hollande nominated the tough-talking...

Putin to look into Crimea Tatar rehabilitation

2014-04-02 00:00:00

MOSCOW, April 1 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday promised a top Tatar official in Russia he would consider rehabilitation for the Crimean Tatars, a painful issue for a people deported under Stalin. Putin made the comment in a...

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2014-04-02 00:00:00

More than 150,000 killed in Syria conflict : NGO BEIRUT, April 1: More than 150,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011, a monitoring group said in a new toll released on Tuesday. The...

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2014-04-02 00:00:00

Rohingyas in Myanmar: Target of fresh discrimination

Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-04-02 00:00:00

Myanmar has announced that the Muslims in the violence-prone Rakhine state will not be allowed to register their ethnicity in the nationwide census. This has come as a fresh discrimination against them. The authorities ordered that these people be registered...

The new Mardin declaration

S Iftikhar Murshed | 2014-04-02 00:00:00

Friday (March 28) marked the fourth anniversary of the adoption of the New Mardin Declaration by globally renowned Muslim theologians and academics from across the world including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, India, Senegal, Kuwait, Yemen, Bosnia, Mauritania, Iran, Morocco and Indonesia....

Concealment of financial information from shareholders

2014-04-02 00:00:00

The suspicion that companies listed with the country's bourses do not deliberately include all the information in their financial disclosures, published from time to time, has become rather strong among investors. None of the listed companies has ever stated that...

DU students stage demos

2014-04-02 00:00:00

Master 1st semester students of the Political Science Department of Dhaka University confined their 12 teachers to the department demanding reviewing the result of their honours final examinations. Campus sources said the agitating students locked the department around 12pm to...

The potential of BCIM economic corridor

Rahman Jahangir | 2014-04-02 00:00:00

The visit of Yunnan Province Governor Li Jiheng to Bangladesh has brought to the fore the mega project of an economic corridor innovated by China and solidly backed by Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Li Jheng, during his stay...

Natural foods have medicinal value

Md. Mozzammel Haque | 2014-04-02 00:00:00

To keep ourselves healthy, we need balanced diet and fruits for vitamins and minerals. Balance diet, which will balance all elements of our body, is what we need for surviving. These elements are vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, proteins etc. Natural foods...

On doctors\\\' strike in Rajshahi

2014-04-02 00:00:00

Doctors in Rajshahi have gone on a wildcat strike since Thursday evening. Public and private hospitals, clinics have downed their shutters holding thousands of patients hostage. Why doctors are on strike? They are on strike because a court in Rajshahi...

New taxi fare: irrational and unfair

2014-04-02 00:00:00

I was totally taken aback by the government decision on fare for taxi cabs in the capital. If we compare it to that of the cities like New Delhi, Bangkok, Dubai, Islamabad, Kuala Lumpur, we will find it much higher....

A genius could be hidden inside an autistic child

Maswood Alam Khan | 2014-04-02 00:00:00

Throughout history, the human brain was brushed aside as just the white and grey matter. Everybody downplayed the role of the mysterious material between our ears. It's not more than for the last one hundred years that scientists started to...

Eradicating the \\\'curse\\\' of autism

Kazi Abusaleh | 2014-04-02 00:00:00

Autism is a range of complex neurodevelopment disorders known as the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), which has an effect on normal brain functioning characterised by social adaptation impairments, communication difficulties, and by restricted, repetitive or stereotyped behaviour. It also affects...

Raising awareness about autism

Rabeya Ferdous | 2014-04-02 00:00:00

Now-a-days, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a burning issue all over the world. It is a lifelong developmental disability that affects in the way a person communicates with, and relates to, other people. It also affects how they make sense...

Duncan announces 3 news projects for RMG sector dev

2014-04-02 00:00:00

UK State Minister for International Development Alan Duncan on Wednesday announced three new projects involving a million pound to help improve working conditions and safety standards in Bangladesh’s garment industry. He made the announcement at a press conference at the...

IPO of Shurwid Industries approved

2014-04-02 00:00:00

FE Report The securities regulator has approved the IPO (initial public offer) proposal of Shurwid Industries and the rights of Delta Spinners, officials said. The regulator has also slapped fine worth Tk 1.2 million on two brokerage firms breaching securities....

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2014-04-02 00:00:00

Stocks close higher on bourses

2014-04-02 00:00:00

FE Report Stocks ended higher for the second running session Tuesday with turnover crossing Tk 3.0 billion-mark as investors reacted positively on time extension of margin loan ratio and relaxed loan condition for the re-finance scheme. DSEX, the prime index...

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2014-04-02 00:00:00

Women T20 1st Semi: Australia face West Indies Thursday

2014-04-02 00:00:00

Defending champions Australia Women’s team will go head to head against West Indies Women’s team in the first semifinal of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur Thursday, according to a news agency. The match...